Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 18, 2000
Submitted
September 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9402W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53138
Aircraft time
24,517 hours, 11,846 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AN ACRID ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN WHEN ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS TURNED ON. FOUND A PINHOLE CRACK IN A HYDRAULIC LINE, AND THE LEAK WAS GETTING INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. FABRICATED AND REPLACED THE LINE ON THE RT SIDE OF THE TAIL COMPARTMENT AT THE RT ELEVATOR ACCUMULATOR. CHECK-C 9-19-99 STL.

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